A load of laundry.
A load of pillows.
Dusted.
Vacuumed.
Did dishes.
Finished organizing art supplies.
Sampled paint colors. Eliminated some choices and grouped by value.
Painted a palette grouping the values.
Did a mani/pedi.
You know what this was. Procrastination. Haha.
Late last night I finally started painting. DUH. If I had done the first part in the afternoon, I might have finished in time.
The first layer is a napkin from Ikea. I thought I had separated the layers, but after I Placed it, I noticed there was one more layer. So instead of dark outlines, I had soft ones. I used matte medium top and bottom, so that took a long time to dry.
This morning, I cut the vase out of scrapbook paper, glued that on, and sat staring with no clue what to do next. Haha.
I didn’t have a vision or a plan. I was inspired by some playful florals I found on Pinterest, and Instagram. And I feel like I missed the mark. That is exactly what this needs. A few bold marks. So. A work in progress.
I think I need to add some bright marks, and I need to brighten the leaves. I used stamps, ink, acrylics, posco pen and watercolor.
The background was originally a pale turquoise. It seemed too light, the vase was not standing out. So I laid a wash of Inktense over it, and dabbed it off. I left it slightly darker around the edge of the vase. The splatters turned out much large than I wanted. The blooms are so dark, adding the light might not be such a bad thing.
Early evening. Time to start number two.
Your procrastination sparks great painting! My eyes are soaking in the BOLD of the vased blossoms, the thin but defining line work, the repeated marks on the vase, the freedom of the spatters, and the fun and delight of the leaf-and-flower play in the background. You go, girl!
Haha, thank you Dear Dotty! I’m a goin’! LOL 🙂
Wow, a beautiful way to start your month of creativity! I’m excited to follow your journey this month.xoxo
Thank you my friend, so nice to hear. 🙂
I am excited to have you follow, haha!
Happy creating to you Laurelle!
I am still thinking on your sunflowers! xoxox
Fantastic. Love the description. Nicely done. The procrastination is real here, Too
Haha. 🙂 Why is day one so hard Christine? Day one and day 30, for me. Have fun with day 2. 🙂
This is so interesting Sheila. I really like the background and agree that the leaves need something – maybe to be brighter?
My thought Exactly Val. Thanks for the confirmation. 🙂
I think it’s gorgeous!!!
Aww, thanks Karin. 🙂
Love this post – and your ranunculus. It’s such a well-composed piece.
Thank you, Christiane. 🙂